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Black Spots
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saf
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Sunday,
February 10, 2002 - 06:41 pm
i keep african cichlids and lately ive noticed that two
or three of them have these black spots on them. they don't
seem to hurt them, its just like their skin is discolored
in these little specs. there aren't many on them..maybe
just 1 or 2, but one of them has a fairly big spot, maybe
the size of a couple pinheads.....any ideas what this is?
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joycedonley
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Sunday,
February 10, 2002 - 07:47 pm
I also have Africans(Lake Malawi) and have not heard
of any black spots??? You could check with the people on
Yahoo groups. There is an African Cichlid group and they
really know a lot about Lake M and Lake T fish. Many of
them are currently breeding Africans, so if anyone can identify
it they probably can. Are you positive you aren't talking
about eggspots on the pelvic fins? I have never heard of
black eggspots, they are usually white or yellow? Maybe
if you could id the fish it might help! A lot of mbuna also
have blue markings with black accents ie M johanni!
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saf
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Monday,
February 11, 2002 - 08:26 am
its not fin spots..and its not a line such as a johanni
has...just black dots..for instance..my yellow zebra has
some
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joycedonley
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Tuesday,
February 12, 2002 - 06:52 am
I haven't heard of a yellow zebra do you have the scientific
name?
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joycedonley
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Tuesday,
February 12, 2002 - 07:43 am
I found this on another site. Black spot is more common
with cold water fish such as goldfish. If you suspect your
fish have it treat with a parasite medication. From what
I've read it can infest fish via snails and it's
caused by a small worm or grub. You also usually only find
it in wild caught fish, but a some mbuna are wild caught.
The wild mbuna usually have to be ordered special though,
so I'd be a little suprised that you have this.
Symptoms: Small black specks on the body.
Treatment: Black spot is generally easy to cure. There are
a number of commercially available treatments and preventatives.
Information: Black Spot, or diplopstomiasis, often follows
the addition of new aquarium fish. All fish are susceptible,
especially the Silver Dollar and Piranha. It is fairly easy
to diagnose and treat.
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